Australian Photography

9 PRO TIPS TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR PORTFOLIO

Despite most of us spending our lives surrounded by amazing architecture, it’s a genre of photography that many amateur photographers struggle to do well. It shouldn’t be the case. Architectural scenes are typically packed with interesting focal points, textures, tones and shapes – perfect visual fodder for photographers who know what they’re doing. So grab your camera, get yourself to your favourite building and try these nine pro tips and techniques to supercharge your architectural portfolio.

1 FRAME WITH NATURAL BORDERS

Using additional composition techniques can help add an extra layer of interest to your architecture image. One of the best techniques you can use is to add a natural border to your subject. Why, well because surrounding a building with blue sky all the time can leave frames looking a little samey. Instead, experiment by framing up a subject in the distance using thing like windows,

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